Chapter 78
Whether it's a loophole or some hidden rule, she has now successfully taken office as the factory manager!
A note from the author:
The competition segment is almost finished!
Chapter 78
But Su Cheng's joy was short-lived. With the change in her identity, a flood of fragmented information rushed into her mind.
My temples are throbbing with pain, like something is squeezing into my brain. My head feels like it's constantly swelling, like it's about to explode!
My vision blurred, and the dizziness made my stomach churn...
"Su Cheng, what's wrong?"
A voice, seemingly near yet far, came from beside Mu Ling.
Su Cheng covered her head, unable to make a sound. She closed her eyes tightly, forcing herself to concentrate on silently reciting the mantra, guiding the White Qi to block the strange force trying to invade her consciousness...
[WARNING! Contestants are being attacked by an unknown force!!]
[WARNING! If a participant's soul is taken, the system will eliminate them!]
[WARNING! To prevent participants from revealing the system's existence, memories related to the apartment will be temporarily locked!]
Su Cheng gritted her teeth. A clear memory had become blurred, but she couldn't care less about that right now; her head was throbbing so badly it felt like it was going to explode!
All the White Qi stored in her body surged towards her head, and the White Qi in the air also flowed and entered her body.
Although Mu Ling was unaware of what had happened, she could still exist through the contract and vaguely sense the pain emanating from Su Cheng.
She hurriedly channeled her own White Qi into Su Cheng's body, building a wall to resist the invasion.
Red veins, twisting like earthworms, appeared on Su Cheng's face.
Veins spread across her entire face, forming a sun-like symbol, the lines emitting a dark red glow...
Fragments of text appeared and disappeared before Su Cheng's eyes.
[Factory Manager's Code of Conduct 1: No employee may leave their post for more than 6 hours.]
[Factory Manager's Code of Conduct 2: Constantly supervise employees. If an employee is found to be slacking off, special methods (including but not limited to physical punishment) must be used to encourage them!]
[Factory Manager's Code of Conduct 3: Strictly adhere to standard procedures for receiving/dismissing employees; arbitrary personnel transfers are not permitted; unauthorized personnel are strictly prohibited from entering the premises!]
[Factory Manager's Code of Conduct 4: Any employee exhibiting abnormal behavior must be removed immediately (Important!!)]
[Factory Manager's Code of Conduct 5: Operate the machines 24/7 to produce tablets, meet quarterly tablet quantity targets, and ensure that all tablets are not sold without inspection.]
[Factory Manager's Code of Conduct 6: All information must be kept confidential and locked; leakage is strictly prohibited!]
The rules flashed through Su Cheng's mind. She curled up, her face seemed to be tearing apart, and her body temperature sometimes felt like it was falling into an ice cave, and sometimes it was burning hot.
She clenched her fists, repeatedly circulating the mental techniques, not daring to relax even slightly due to the physical pain.
They attempted to invade her consciousness and merge with her thoughts, but were blocked by a platinum-colored barrier.
The intense pain only gradually subsided when the jade pendant around her neck burned its outline into her collarbone.
White Qi flowed around him, emitting a soft glow.
"It" failed; the rules could neither alter her consciousness nor kill her!
Su Cheng slumped into a chair, panting heavily, her whole body feeling utterly exhausted as if she had overexerted herself.
The red marks on her face faded, and her body temperature returned to normal.
Just like sweating profusely when you have a high fever, you feel wet but also relieved, like a blocked nose finally clearing up.
It was only five minutes, but it felt like an eternity.
[Ding~ Congratulations to the homeowner for unlocking the Second-Tier Gene Lock! Skill gained: Differentiation]
Differentiation: ① Dividing cells acquire high activity, allowing severed limbs to regenerate rapidly. ② Flesh and blood are also the source of regeneration (Note: This requires sufficient energy and time).
[The owner's wristband information has been updated. Please return to the apartment to check.]
Su Cheng immediately sat up straight, reviewed the skill descriptions, and her previously weak body instantly regained some strength.
If flesh and blood Differentiation a physical body, wouldn't she be practically immortal as long as she isn't burned to ashes?
She could easily retain a small piece of flesh, and in case of any unforeseen circumstances, "regenerate" directly through flesh and blood Differentiation!
Su Cheng's eyes lit up; this was equivalent to having an infinite number of escape routes!
The system's mechanical voice then sounded again:
[Contestant Su Cheng's consciousness has been detected as normal; her memory block was lifted 1 minute ago!]
[Because memories were sealed without the participant Su Cheng's permission, the system will provide compensation. Please receive it at the apartment.]
Su Cheng wiped away her sweat and praised the system for being increasingly efficient.
Since it doesn't offer compensation, there's nothing she can do about it; receiving some compensation would be ideal.
Looking at her hands, the palms that had been scratched raw by her fingernails were now unmarked. With her Second-Tier Gene Lock, had her Self-Healing ability also been enhanced?
Su Cheng couldn't suppress the upturned corners of her mouth.
"Su Cheng? Are you alright?!" Mu Ling grabbed Su Cheng's shoulders and called out anxiously.
How come she was writhing in pain just a moment ago, and now she's suddenly grinning like an idiot? I hope she's not actually having a brain problem!
"It's alright, thank you." Su Cheng patted her ghostly hand reassuringly, her throat slightly itchy as she spoke.
Mu Ling's soul appeared somewhat faint, likely because she had just received Qi from him.
Su Cheng felt a warmth in her heart. "Since there's no danger here for the time being, you should go back to the bracelet and rest."
"Okay." Seeing that although she was sweating profusely, her complexion had indeed improved a lot, Mu Ling simply returned to the bracelet to replenish her Qi.
Practicing meditation on a bracelet is much more efficient than doing it outdoors.
Su Cheng drank most of a bottle of water, then drank a vial of nutritional fluid to quickly replenish her energy.
I wiped the damp sweat from my head and neck. Although my body felt sticky, I felt a sense of clarity, as if impurities had been removed, emanating from within.
Moreover, she seemed to have developed a subtle connection with the entire factory.
She could hear the machines running smoothly and Perception the state of the employees.
Most of the employees at Pigman are in a "working hard" state, with only a few taking a "rest."
But this connection ended there; she did not exhibit any uncontrollable behavior toward managing the resting employees.
--She became a factory manager free from the constraints of rules.
If the factory manager has this special control over the factory, then Rong Hao actually knew this when she entered the factory.
But he didn't act immediately; instead, he had the pig-man lead her upstairs.
Thinking back to how the pig employees were all stationed at their posts without ever looking up, why did one suddenly stand out from the crowd?
It's hard not to suspect that Rong Hao wasn't behind this.
Rong Hao stood on high ground, looking down at her with interest as she suddenly barged in. He probably never imagined that he would die at her hands.
After all, he died with a confident smile on his lips.
A man's self-confidence...
With her gaze fixed on the locked table and cabinet, Su Cheng took out the Omnipotent Key and inserted it into each lock one by one. Next came the much-anticipated information gathering phase.
The cabinet was filled with piles of folders.
[July New Employee List (Subject to Category I Elimination/Change)]
Liu Ze, male, 40 years old, from: Golden Leaf High School, unqualified teacher
Lin Nan, male, 36 years old, from: an unqualified teacher at Golden Leaf High School
Peng Zeyi, male, 39 years old, from: Golden Leaf High School, unqualified teacher
Song Yue, female, 18 years old, from: Family Elimination List
Tang Yayi, male, 18 years old, from: Family Elimination List
Mo Ruoneng, male, 18 years old, from: Family Elimination List
The list, spanning five pages, included 260 people from various locations.
The list shows a clear age stratification; for example, the youth are only 18 years old, while the other age groups are generally over 35.
The corresponding list of new employees is the [List of Employees Dismissed in July].
Both groups have 260 people, with the number of people entering and leaving balanced.
There is a corresponding list of employees entering and leaving each month, and almost every month the entire staff is replaced.
Su Cheng frowned. Was the reason they had to replace them all every month because these people only had one month left to live after experiencing the mutation?
During this period, they don't need to eat, drink, or sleep; they maintain the pharmaceutical production line 24 hours a day, like pigs waiting to be slaughtered, but their lives are even more arduous than those of pigs...
Su Cheng put down the folder, already understanding: this was the punishment unqualified teachers would suffer—being "re-employed after resignation," becoming mere tools.
[bite]
[The random quest "Unqualified Us" has been completed and will be included in the score upon exiting the instance.]
Su Cheng was not surprised and continued searching through the documents. In addition to employee information, she also found monthly production indicators related to pharmaceuticals.
[Production targets for July-September]
Green tablets, Generation 1: 500 bottles (20 tablets per bottle)
Green Tablets 2nd Generation: 1000 bottles (20 tablets each)
Green Tablets 3rd Generation: 1000 bottles (10 tablets per bottle)
White Tablets Generation 1: 1000 bottles (20 tablets per bottle)
White Tablets 2nd Generation: 3000 bottles (10 tablets per bottle)
Red tablets: 20,000 bottles (50 tablets each)
There is no upgraded version of the red film, and the production quantity is exceptionally high.
There are more than a dozen production target sheets. The earliest ones only showed green films, and later upgraded versions of green films and white films gradually appeared.
The red flakes were produced last.
Following this was the quality inspection report, which confirmed that all completed drug batches were qualified.
Some records also document the quantities of various drugs shipped to different regions, indicating that these drugs were being sold extensively.
Besides Golden Leaf Town, Kangye Pharmaceutical Company has established or sponsored such pharmaceutical factories in various towns.
Su Cheng had a premonition that the area outside Golden Leaf Town might also fall under the control of the rules, and the situation might not be much better than here...
She stuffed the messed-up documents back into the cabinet, but couldn't find the instructions for the medicine's effects. The random task, "Is the medicine red, white, or green?", also didn't receive any system notification for completion.
To complete this task, we need to go down and take a look.
Su Cheng straightened the label on her chest, and upon closer inspection, she noticed a dark shadow on it that was occasionally visible when she moved it.
Holding it up to the light from the window, I could finally see that it was a symbol that resembled the sun.